Become a Certified WildKind Leadership & Community Resilience Practitioner 

A Year-Long Personal Rewilding & Leadership Initiation for Women

Wildkind Outdoors welcomes your leadership in this time of global change. 

This is more than a program. It’s a rite of passage. A call to visionary women ready to reclaim their wild wisdom, awaken embodied leadership, and rise as stewards for a world in transition.

Why This Matters

We are living in unprecedented times, and the structures and systems of our world are changing rapidly. It has never been more important to have long vision, to navigate with intuition and gather the skills required to live well and with the land. We are living at a threshold moment. As the old systems crumble and new ways of being continue to emerge, the world is calling for women who are:

Rooted in Earth Wisdom

Living like spring water in the flow of ALIVENESS 

Lit from within by the fire of passion and courage

Calm, present and healing like the fullness of a breath cycle

Soul-guided and open to the profound connectivity to all of life

Changemakers who will support holistic survival and the rise of resilient communities

In this technological age, many humans living in urban centers have grown accustom to convenience and numbness culture. Many have lost touch with:

• The rhythms of the seasons
• The skills of self-reliance and holistic survival
• The art of tending sacred spaces and circles
• The knowing of our own intelligent bodies as instruments of love and healing
• The framework for action, education, and organization
• Bold action to navigate a changing world

What is the Way of the WildKind?

A 12-month intimate mentorship and certification journey for women ready to rewild their inner and outer worlds and then share it forward in service to the collective.

Throughout the journey, we’ll guide you through:

• Holistic Survival & Resilience Training
  Rooted in nature connection, intuitive skill-building, and grounded self-reliance for the modern wild woman.

• Seasonal Wisdom of the Wheel & the Elements
  Align your personal life with nature's cycles and rhythm 

• Embodied Leadership & Space-Holding Practices
  Cultivate presence, integrity, and somatic intelligence to lead from authenticity and wholeness.

• Temple Tending & Self-Reclamation Rituals
  Build personal rituals that help you slow down, listen in, and reconnect to what matters: The vitality of your mind, your body & Spiritual connection

• Practical Tools for Resilience, Self-Reliance & Community Care
  Learn about holistic survival practices that are rooted in ancestral wisdom to navigate these modern times. From firecraft and wild food foraging to situational awareness, mindset training, creativity and community resilience building.

• Awakening Intuition & Wild Sensory Perception
  Cultivate trust in your intuition while learning to read the signs and signals of the living world, strengthen your ability to perceive what’s felt, not just seen using all of your senses

• The Art of Initiation & Earth-Honoring Leadership
  Step into your role as a regenerative leader by embodying the wisdom of cycles, ceremony, and collective transformation.

This is not a theoretical program. This is a lived, breathed, walked journey into embodied wisdom.  This is a portal you can emerge from with tools to take action in aligned service.

 

Your Way of the WildKind Journey Includes:

Two Transformational Retreats: 

Fall Retreat: Black Butte Ranch, Oregon (Oct 8–13, 2025)

• We’ll gather in sisterhood to nurture, to feel, to learn, to see, to hear and to weave our intentions for the year ahead
• We will make ceremonial drums with Katie Cavanagh and birth our sound and voice as a collective
•  Receive gifts and tools from your co-facilitators to be used for the year-long initiation
• We will celebrate the opening of our year-long journey as one body of wise women.

Summer Retreat: Chapman Ranch, Colorado (Aug 12–16, 2026)

• We will conclude the leadership cohort and  certification together in a unique wilderness immersion retreat in the sanctuary of nature.
• Rewilding, wild crafting, storytelling, dancing, fire tending, wild food harvesting, nature bathing, singing, drumming, laughing, CELEBRATING

Monthly Live Trainings (Zoom) with facilitators Jess Caldwell & Lindsay James

• Monthly 2-hour sessions on Sundays
• 3pm PST // 6pm EST 
• Dates: Sept 14, Oct 12, Nov 16, Dec 14, Jan 11, Feb 15, Mar 15, Apr 12, May 17, Jun 14, Jul 12, Aug 16
• Teachings & Intimate Breakout Work Each Session
• Opportunities to Lead Discussions

Guest Speaker Series: Women in Leadership (Zoom)

• Monthly 1-hour teachings on Wednesdays (Each Wednesday after our monthly training
• 4 pm PST// 7 pm EST 
• 1-hour teachings from 9 incredible female visionaries who bring Earth based skills, wisdom, and possibility forward.  We are gathering leaders from ethnobotany, ceremonialists, community organizing, leadership training, ancestral arts, death doulaship, and more.  The blessings will be bountiful.

 Online Community

• WhatsApp group for connection and continued community stewardship
• We will include weekly invitations for discussion for deepening your practice and unfolding the journey of embodied leadership
• Weekly Study Hall (1 Hour after our guest speaker calls), which will include open space to ask questions, share hearts, and freely explore the landscape of the territory we have been covering in our work together.

Certification Opportunity

• Become a certified WildKind Leadership & Community Resilience Practitioner
• Feel empowered and anchored in leadership skills that will help you to grow your own practice as a community resilience facilitator
• Confidently step forward as a teacher.  We will be covering all practical and mystical aspects of leadership from Lindsay and Jess's combined experience of facilitating, teaching, and training.  
• There are a series of submissions due throughout our course work, as well as service in your local communities that will be required to receive your leadership certification.

Bonus: Volunteer Opportunities

Graduates are encouraged to volunteer in our WildKind Academy Nonprofit for Youth & Teens ~  Mentoring the next generation of resilient leaders. 

Your Commitment

Investment: $7,700

Early Bird Pricing: $6,500 (Save $1,200)
Payment Plans Available

Total Value: $15,000+
Your Investment: $7,700 (or $6,500 Early Bird)

Includes:

• 12 Live Zoom Trainings + Guest Speaker Series (9 Sessions)
• 2 Immersive Retreats (Over a week of togetherness in sisterhood at the open and close of our time together, all inclusive retreats (travel to destination not included).  Attendance not required to completed certification process)
• Crafting Supplies including drum making workshop &  Tools
• Online Community & Study Hall Access (free time with Jess & Lindsay weekly to meet intimately and explore life as it’s alive during our coursework)
• Certification Opportunity (certain steps are required to obtain final certification) 

Is the Way of the WildKind for You?

This 12-month personal rewilding & leadership initiation and certificaiton is for women who are:

Teachers, facilitators, therapists, healers, visionaires, changemakers, empaths, feelers, listeners, rewilders, practitioners, ritualists, mentors, doulas, guides, mothers, sisters and stewards of community.

We are welcoming 12 women who are called to embody leadership in these changing times. Women who are ready to remember their wildness & reclaim their power. Women longing for deep connection ~ To self, Nature, and Community. Women seeking practical skills for resilience and soulful service.

This is not for those seeking quick fixes or surface-level teachings. The Way of the WildKind is an initiation—a deep dive into the truth of who you are and why you’re here. We will be in a focused initiation using practical skills as well as energetic amplification to cultivate leadership... As keeper of the Sacred, ALIVENESS coach and supporter of life itself.  

 

Frequently Asked Questions

What if I can’t attend both retreats?

Retreat attendance is a core component of the program, however it is not required to participate. Our in-person time is precious and we will be covering a lot of teachings as well as anchoring our sisterhood. It is included in the price (aside from travel to and from destination).  Not being present does not jeopardize your ability to receive your certification at the conclusion of the course if you have completed all required modules and steps.  There will be certain aspects of retreats we will zoom should any of our women not be able to join us in-person.

Can I join if I’m not planning to teach?

Yes. Many women join for their own rewilding and leadership growth, not to hold space for others or teach somewhere beyond this space.

Are payment plans available?

Yes. We offer flexible payment options through Klarna and Affirm which have an array of payment options to support accessibility. 

Your Invitation

This is not just a certification.
This is a return to the wild woman within—an initiation into embodied leadership, community stewardship, and deep reverence for Life itself.

You were born for these times. Ready to fortify your skills, toolkit, and orientation to the dynamic world in which we live. 

 The Way of the Wildkind 12-Month Curriculum

A sacred arc of descent, emergence, expansion, and return.

---

Fall:  Descent & Rooting (Initiation, Letting Go, Earth Wisdom)

1. September – The Threshold: Answering the Call

Begin the journey by stepping out of the known and into the wild mystery.
Focus: Intentional initiation, rhythm of descent, Earth connection, sacred witnessing.

2. October – The Descent: Embracing Shadow & the Wild Unknown

Learn from the dark. Let fall what no longer serves.
Focus: Shadow work, ancestral connection, facing fear, composting old stories.

3. November – The Embers: Resilience, Rest & Nervous System Wisdom

Deep rest, earth-holding, and tending your internal fire for the winter ahead.
Focus: Grounding practices, nervous system regulation, trust, inner steadiness.

---

Winter – Listening & Visioning (Inner Flame, Sovereignty, Stillness)

4. December – The Return: Story, Reflection & Wild Legacy

Honor what has been revealed so far and gather the wisdom.
Focus: Personal storytelling, seasonal rituals, integrating the descent.

5. January – The Deep Root: Visioning & Sovereignty

Plant intentions in the dark soil. Align with your true North.
Focus: Core values, soul visioning, sacred discipline, cyclical planning.

6. February – The Spark: Fire Tending & Aliveness

Midwinter firecraft—ignite your inner flame and learn to keep it alive.
Focus: Daily aliveness practices, personal power, fire as metaphor and skill.

---

Spring – Emergence & Growth (Rebirth, Feminine Power, Play)

7. March – The Thaw: Senses, Soil & Reconnection

Reawaken your senses and meet the world again with wonder.
Focus: Sensory practices, foraging, nature rituals, presence, slow emergence.

8. April – The Bloom: The Wild Feminine Awakens

Express and embody your sacred wildness.
Focus: Feminine archetypes, creativity, embodiment, reclaiming pleasure.

9. May – The Hive: Sisterhood & Sacred Belonging

Deepen into the medicine of the collective.
Focus: Circle culture, trust building, shared leadership, celebration of interconnection.

---

Summer – Expansion & Embodiment (Action, Skill, Expression)

10. June – The Radiance: Confidence & Courageous Voice

Stand fully in your light and lead with heart.
Focus: Leadership expression, voice work, boundaries, visibility.

11. July – The Compass: Intuitive Tracking & Soul Navigation

Track your path forward using nature and intuition as guides.
Focus:  symbolic awareness, walking your medicine.

12. August – The Skills: Earth Survival & Sacred Self-Reliance

Equip your body and soul with the tools to thrive in any terrain.
Focus: Wilderness skills training, holistic survival, nature immersion firecraft, water, shelter, inner grit.